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Fiscal-Year Gain for General Automation

General Automation Inc., an Irvine provider of computer products and services, reported net income of $791,000, or 8 cents a share, for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, contrasted with a loss of $12.4 million, or $1.33 a share, for the prior year. Net income in 1999 included an extraordinary gain of $3.5 million. Sales were down 6% to $28.9 million from $30.7 million.